Syntax: How to Insert the Shift Code Into DBCS Data
SFTINS(source_string, length, output)
where:
- source_string
-
Alphanumeric
Is the string into which the shift code will be inserted enclosed in single quotation marks ('), or the field containing the string.
- length
-
Integer
Is the length of the source string in bytes, or a field that contains the length. The string can have a mixture of DBCS and SBCS characters. Therefore, the number of bytes represents the maximum number of characters possible in the source string.
- output
-
Alphanumeric
Is the field to which the result is returned, or the format of the output value enclosed in single quotation marks (').
Example: SFTINS: Inserting the Shift Code Into a String
In the following example, SFTINS inserts the shift code into the COUNTRY_DEL field (which is the COUNTRY field with the shift code deleted):
COUNTRY_INS/A10 = SFTINS(COUNTRY_DEL, 10, 'A10');
The output displays the original COUNTRY field, the COUNTRY_DEL field with the shift code deleted, and the COUNTRY_INS field with the shift code re-inserted.
The output in ASCII environments, is shown in the following image:
The output in EBCDIC environments is shown in the following image:
